RE: Massive Attack - 'Protection'

Marc Wright (mw@eis.net.au)
Tue, 5 May 1998 21:13:16 +0000


> let me see if i'm understanding you correctly...you're saying you
> dislike massive's "protection" more than any other track they have?
>
> if yes, my question is......what are you doing on this list?

'Light My Fire' is my least favourite, with 'Protection' close
behind. I just get sick of hearing the singles over and over again on
the radio .I must have heard it a zillion times. Consequently, when I
buy the albums, I play everything 'cept the singles.

Just bought 'Mezzanine' and love it all, but I haven't played
'Teardrop' yet and probably never will, 'cause I *know* I'm going to
hear it on the radio tomorrow (and I'm only listeneing to the radio
to and from work - 'bout 20 minutes total).

And with regard to singles - I think Massive Attack are a band who
write songs that are obviously singles (sound a bit more 'commercial'
if I can use that word with MA), and others that are obviously album
tracks - It's the album tracks I love.

And I know 'Light My Fire' wasn't a single - it sounds to me like
they needed something to fill the album and that was the first thing
they grabbed.

Marc.